Tennessee Code 40-13-210 – Jurisdiction to support alleged judgment
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-13-210
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
In pleading a judgment or other determination or proceeding before a court or officer, it is not necessary to state the facts conferring jurisdiction, but the judgment, determination or proceeding may be stated to have been duly given or made, but the facts required to give the jurisdiction shall appear on the trial.